I think it’s time for an update! Since I’ve been able to find the time to write a column once again, I’ve been asked by several people how the kids are doing. Well, Diego, Emma and Clarissa are doing great. They are growing, quickly, and still as hard-headed as their mother (I love you Jessica). Believe me when I say, none of that comes from me. Really. I wouldn’t lie about that. Diego is enjoying fifth grade and still concentrating on good grades and going to college. I’m serious. He’s 10-years-old, and he’s already talking about college.

AUSTIN — Lawmakers gathered at the state Capitol in their respective houses on Jan. 10, opening day for the 85th regular session of the Texas Legislature. The 140-day session will conclude on May 29. After taking the oath of office and being sworn in, the Texas House of Representatives, on a vote of 150-0, unanimously reelected Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, to a fifth term as speaker of the House, tying a record for the most terms as speaker. Meanwhile, after being sworn in, the Texas Senate voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, as speaker pro tempore.

Five issues into our re-designed Lamb County Leader-News, and I’ve yet had the time to write a column! See, I’d rather just say I hadn’t written a column because I’ve been so busy. Saying that makes my laziness sound so much more justified.

By Tanner WilsonIf you had the power to make our world exactly as you wish, what would it look like?
I thought about that question this week. For me, I might want all restaurants to offer all you can eat! (I might also have to wish that cholesterol numbers didn’t matter and that Ice Cream was a healthy food) I might wish that the temperature never dropped below freezing and never rose above 80 degrees. But in the end these are all petty things. What really is our hope and dream, for our lives, nation, and county?
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We mortals aren’t much good when routines—particularly those most mundane—are interrupted.

Men who refuse to accept this claim as “you-can-take-it-to-thebank” stuff—or even to the pawn shop—are urged to take a simple test on which my case can rest: The next time you dress, try putting your other leg in first.

You may recall “been there/ done that” experiences differently. If so, be my guest. Mine is a mundane wish that you close out the old year as you choose. It is, after all, your life, and only a few hours remain before peals of 2017 bells are heard. During an aborted springtime trip to San Diego—one of the world’s most beautiful cities—I beheld the grandeur with just one eye. It was a strange way to awaken that fateful morning. Loss of half my vision overnight was not anticipated.

'Tis the season to reclaim memories. Thanks be to God for treasured recollections, and for His giving us the discernment to call pleasant ones into play from days gone by. And why not? To dwell on unpleasant ones is gain for no one. The ones we value greatest are as welcome chestnuts roasting on an open fire, or rides across fields in a one-horse open sleigh. (That said, I think I could be equally happy in a sleigh drawn by two horses, or even four.)